Fish-segregating mechanism



Sept. 13, 1-927.

' O. HOVDEN FISH SEGREGATING MECHANISM Filed July 8, 1925 044/ hbl/DE/V Patented Sept. 13, 1927.

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Application flied July 8, Serial 110142 211.

g mitted to be'received andwhereby the'fish one at a recer 'ed thereln on their backs are dison their beiiies "into a' conveying charged means V Third, to provide :a fish segregating mech anism in combination with a fish'supply receptacle and afish turning means whereby the fish received in quantities on their backs the fish receptacle are discharged timeon their 7 'tnrning means, vvhich iatter means is timed with the segregating mechanism; f "Fourth, to provide a fish segregating mechanism consisting of a siibstantially up- 1 right narrow .chutdhavinga plurality of intermittently receding, angniarly positiened t e ain s m m e e t supportthefish the chnte and intermitt ntly p si the St m in e synchromzed enr y ns mean Fifth, to provide as a hole a novelly on fi l e .h se e atin m c and also a novelwarrangementof a mechanism 'h'bination with a turntrims class co ns m ans, en

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The objects of my improvements backs into the fish.

. 7' ts pe ip ten fish segregating mechanism in combination it-he fish supply means, a fish turning means and a pocket conveyer, certain parts and portions thereof beingbr oken away and inseotion to iaciiitate the illustration Fig. 2 is a pianylew thereof; and Fig. 3 isanother elevationai view-thereof, taken at V of Fig. -1, v

Likecharac-ters of reference refer to similar parts'and portions throughout the several" views of the drawings;

" My fish mechanism, as "illustrated-in the drawings; consists essentially of a fish supply chiit- 1, fish receptaci'eiflframes 3; fish reta ning members 4, arms 5, compression springs camshafts 7 ge -s38, casin g 9, fis irtilrning drum 10, sha -ft 11, ,spro'ck et-12, chain 13, sprocket .14, pocket conveyer 15,

sprockets 1'6, shaft and the gears 19, 20 and 21.

' Dhefchute -1 is provided with a curved v -bottom and inclined downwardly frbmfa supply ghopperor other means toward the narrow fish receptacle 2 with Which the upper end of which the chute Iconnects. Said chute is adapted to turnfali of the fish discharged therein ,onto their backsg which fish are discharged infsnch; a position; lone on top of the other, into the, preferably, upright fish receptacle '2; At either side of thereceptac'le "2 are provided framesIB at the lower portions of Which are reciprocally motinted infangul ar positions relatively to the receptacle 2, fish retaining members 4 in lower ends or porti ons'into the low er tend the form of plates which extend with their of'the receptacle Qbrit are slightly spaced H from eachi other ,at said ends, as shown best in 1Q Theportions of the plates ei extending into the lower .end :of the receptacle are"adapted"tosubstantiaHy support the,

fish positioned one'ontopofthe other'in the V 2 and permit only one fish' at a time to be dlscharged therefrom into the "t a s er ely arra e ro e s 1 in h P iph y o the fis t n drum c .is mounted on a shaft 11 and positioned ithin 1a caslng 9 positioned directly belorw the 'eceptacle 2 and provided at one side of heral portiony'vith a circular fish ain g M1 T e fis r ng pist 4 "are provided near their-lateral ends with u wa d y te in ems -vi e ef or rishtran fle portions 5 at their outer ends asses iaessys m portions 7% semanticswhich are "adapted "to beengaged attheir V T rerolubly mounted in the frames li etween the outer enda ol' the arms 5 and lugs on the trames are positioned comliiression springs (5 which are adapted to retain the lish retaining plates t in their inward positions, the inward positions olT said plates being limited by lug means at. the outer edges thereof or enlarged oill'set portions at the inner ends; of the arms 5 as shown in Fig. 1. The ends ol the shafts 7 are connected. with each other by means at greare Below the tish turning drum 10 and the casing 9, partially surrouin'lina the periphery thereof. is positioned an endless pocket conveyor which is mounted at its ends (only one end being shown) on sprockets; 16 mounted on shafts: 1?. The ehaiil l? at: the rear end of the conreyer is proridctil with a gear 18 which drives. by means ot two intermediate gears 19 and a gear 21 aecured to the shaft ll on which the drum 10 is mounted. On the shaft .11. is; also mounted a large sprocket. l2 which is connected, by means of a chain ill, with a small sprocket .14 mounted on one oi the camshal ts 7.

The simultaneous rmiprocation oi' the lish retaining plates it, the rotation of the fish turning drum 10, and the movement of the mokct conveyer 1.5 are synchronized or timed with each other in such a manner that when the cams 7" of the camshatts 7 are rotated in the directions of the arrows. the plates 4; are simultaneously drawn out wardly permitting the lowest. fish in the rcreptacle Q to be deposited into one ol the transverse pockets in the periphery of the drum i the plate 4 being instantly rcturned. by means of the compression springs ti. to the position shown by solid lines in Fig. 1 for retaining the next fish. The fish deposited on their backs into the pockets of the drum l0 as stated, are shifted to a diametrically opposite position from the axis of the drum and are thence discharged at the lower end of the circular outer wall 9 of the casing 9, on their bellies, into the pockets of the conveyor to. It, will be here noted that as the fish are d1scharged from the receptacle 2 into the pockets of the drum 10, the lower fish in the receptacle 2 may rest wholly, or only to av certain extent, upon the fish already discharged into the pockets of the drum 10 before the plates are returned to their sup iiorting positions within the receptacle 2. These plates 4. however, are so positioned that the same are projected below and retain the lower fish withinthe receptacle 2 while the drum 10 is rotated so thattiho next pocket is positioned below the receptacle 2.

Though I have shown and described a particular construction, combination and arrangement of parts and portions, I do not wish to be limited to this particular conallel with the etruction, combination and arrangement, but desire to include in the scope ot' my invention the 'o11structio||, coml'iinatiou and arrangement substantially as set forth in the appointed claims.

llarinp thus described my invention. what I claim as new and desire to secure hy [Jhllr tors Patent is:

ll. In a mechanism oil the class deacril'ied, a substantially upright: chute, a pair of means extending into the lower portion of said chute l'rom the opposite sides thereof,

and extending toward each other, and means for intermittently andv snnultaueously withdrawing said means from the interior of said chute.

it in a mechaniam ot' the class described, a anbetautially upright chute, means extending into the lower portion o'l said chute :lrtun the opposite sides thereol and prorided with inclined surfaces at the portions extci'idinp; into said chute, and means for intermittently withdrawing aaiijl means :l'rom the interior ol said chute.

ll. in a mechanism ol the class described, a substantially narrow chute, and. angularly positioned r taining members l'GCl[)l'ntflttlly mounted at the lower portion and at either side tlicrcolft the ends: (it said retaining nienihers rxleuding: toward ,u-h other into the path directed thrtmoh said chute.

-l in a n'ujichanisin oil the class deiricribetjl, a substantially narrow chute, angularly positioned retaining members reciprocally mounted at the lower portion and at; either side thereof, the ends otisaid retaining mom hers rxt'endinp toward each other into the path directed through said chute, can] means For ii'ilerniittentily withdrawing said retaining: meinl'icrs, and spring means for normally retaining aaid retaining members in inwardly shifted, poeititnis.

P3. In a ecgrcuralin l' mechanism, a suliistan tially narrow chute, l'ish retaining: members iiositxioned singularly at the opposite long sides oi said chute and reciprocally mounted relatively thereto. their adjacent ends being' slightly spaced from each other, cam means for intermittently withdrawing said retaining members from said chute, and spring means for normally retaining said retaining: 1]]LDll7f151\\llli their cinls posi' tinned within said chute.

6. in a mechanism o l' the class described, a reroluhle drum provided with transverse pockets in its periphery, guide means surrounding a portion of the periphery o I said drum, a narrow receptacle termiiiating at its one end at the upper portion of said drum and positioned with its main axis paraxis of said drum, an intermittently retainingmember mounted at the lower portion of saidrcccptacle and nor mall extending into the same, and means for withdrawing said retaining; member ltlfi lltl from said receptacle when one of the pockets in said drum is positioned in alinement with the lower portion of said receptacle.

7. In a mechanism of the class described, a revoluble drum provided with transverse pockets in its periphery, guide means surrounding a portion of the periphery of said drum, a narrow receptacle terminating at its one end at the upper portion of said drum and positioned with its main axis parallel with the axis of said drum, an intermittent- 1y retaining member mounted at the lower portion of said receptacle and normally eX- tending into the same, means for withdrawing said retaining member from said receptacle when one of the pockets in said drum is positioned in alinement with the lower portion of said receptacle, and means connected with the upper portion of said receptacle for depositing fish on their backs therein, one on top of the other.

8. In a mechanism of the class described, a revoluble drum provided with transverse pockets in its periphery, guide means surrounding a portion'of the periphery of said drum, a relatively narrow receptacle positioned above andextending upwardly from the upper portion of said drum, and intermittently operable retaining means at the lower end of said receptacle adapted to be withdrawn therefrom when the pockets in said drum are in substantial alinement with the lower end of said receptacle.

9. In a mechanism of the class described, a revoluble drum provided with transverse pockets in its periphery, i guide means surroundingra portion of the periphery of said drum, a substantially upright narrow receptacle terminating at its lower end contiguone to the periphery of said drum at its upper portion and positioned relatively thereto to aline with the pockets in said drum,

and a pair of retaining members positioned angularly and reciprocally mounted inthe oppositely positioned, long side walls of said receptacle and extending normally in said receptacle at an angle relatively to the side walls thereof.

10. Ina mechanism of the class described, a revoluble drum provided with transverse pockets in its periphery, guide means surrounding a portion of the periphery of said drum, a substantially upright narrow receptacleterminating at its lower endcontiguous to the periphery of saiddrum at its upper portion and, positioned relatively thereto to aline with the pockets in said drum, a pair of retaining members positioned angularly and reciprocally mounted v in the oppositely positioned, long side walls of said receptacle and extending normally in said receptacle at an angle relatively to the side walls thereof, and means for intermittently withdrawing said retaining members from said receptacle when the pockets in said drum are in substantial alinement with the lower end of said receptacle.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand at Monterey, California, this 4th day of June, 1925.

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